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I'm also glad, as I'd be suprised if they have not reached their managerial peak at Lincoln.

I forget: it's even worse that that. They have created something that people can buy into and feel they are a part of, and that is f*cking unforgiveable, even at the level of the pub leagues. We must rule them out as a matter of principle now, before anyone gets any ideas about THAT SORT OF THING.

We are much better off with wavers of magic wands for short term effect AND I HEAR THAT ALAN PARDEW IS NOW A FREE AGENT.

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Lincoln are a pleasant small club. I always enjoyed our friendlies there. Twice relegated to none league and both times came back. Good luck to them and hopefully they will reach the dizzy heights of Division three. ( Division 3 in old money).

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Seems more likely that they'd replace the BC Stand than the Main Stand. Main is old and small, but it isn't a potential death trap like the BC.

I'm sure I remember a discussion on here some years ago about the surprise of it ever getting a safety certificate. My memory was that pod was involved in the discussion, so it would be some time ago. At least a decade, probably.

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I'm sure I remember a discussion on here some years ago about the surprise of it ever getting a safety certificate. My memory was that pod was involved in the discussion, so it would be some time ago. At least a decade, probably.

I became aware of it through a conversation with Mark Arthur around the time we were looking at a new ground. His words almost verbatim were "we're absolutely terrified of something happening in the ground when that stand is full, because there is no way that we would be allowed to build it under the current stadium regulations". I believe that there have been measures taken to make it safer, but my recollection of the handful of times I've been in there is that it's an incredibly tight concourse with no ability for people to get out quickly.

Maybe that was the master plan over the last few years - avoid a stadium disaster by making sure that the football is sufficiently crap that no one wants to come in the first place.

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I hear that rumor. Thought it was bollocks. Who would seriously think they could have the sort of success demanded by owners and fans at the highest level they had ever been near.

It bothers me if our highly competent new structure were even thinking that way.

Personally I think they will probably be a success at a higher level than League 2, but I'm not sure they would ever be a good fit for a large club with a fanbase obsessed with playing style, as from what I can gather (have a family member who is a ST holder at sincil bank) there is a large amount of 'hoof' to their strategy.

The inside of a Halex Three-Star table-tennis ball smells much like you'd expect it to

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The last time I was in the BC was for a dirty leed game (think it was a draw) and it was full. I couldn’t believe how bad it was at half time on the concourse - and total lack of any visible stewarding to help relieve the pressure points.